Fishing Lake Overstreet in Leon County, Florida

• Overview

  Set in Leon County, Lake Overstreet is a Florida water. This is warm green lowland country. It runs to roughly 101 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 1.4 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. On our Leon County list it sits near the top for size. The closest town, Tallahassee, is 6.6 miles distant. Havana is 11 miles away, with Midway at 12 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lake Overstreet

  Depth figures are not published for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public wildlife records from this area list bluegill, largemouth bass, redear sunfish and black crappie. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. At Lake Overstreet the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 81°F and January near 51°F on the long-run figures. There is no cold season worth the name. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Plan around that when you fish Lake Overstreet. Long daylight spreads the feeding across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lake Hall, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lake Overstreet may have changed since it was mapped.